A Christmas Carol: Book vs. Series
A Christmas Carol, written by Steven Knight and directed by Nick Murphy, adapts Charles Dickens's book for television. The 2019 TV show stars Guy Pearce as Scrooge and takes an adult approach to the story of his Christmas reckoning.
About the book and the TV show
- Author
- Charles Dickens
- Year
- 1843
- Pages
- 106Buy book
- Audiobook length
- 1 hr 5 minGet audiobook
- Narrator
- Andy Sacs
Ebenezer Scrooge treats Christmas as an interruption to business and other people's hardship as none of his concern. On Christmas Eve, his dead partner Jacob Marley arrives with a warning about the life Scrooge is making for himself. Three spirits lead him through Christmases past, present and still to come, forcing him to look beyond the money he has accumulated.
- Creator
- Steven Knight
- Writer
- Steven Knight
- Year
- 2019
- Episode
- 58 minWatch on Amazon
- Seasons
- 1
- Episodes
- 3
- Network
- BBC One, FX
- Cast
- Guy Pearce, Andy Serkis, Stephen Graham, Joe Alwyn
- Genre
- Christmas, fantasy
- IMDb
- View on IMDb
Businessman Ebenezer Scrooge treats other people's suffering as an acceptable cost of making money. A succession of supernatural visitors forces him to revisit childhood trauma and the harm he has inflicted on others. His clerk Bob Cratchit and Bob's wife Mary struggle to protect their children from a man who uses their desperation against them.
Other adaptations of this book
A Christmas CarolScrooge · Movie · 1970Details
- Director
- Ronald Neame
- Writer
- Leslie Bricusse
- Year
- 1970
- Runtime
- 1 hr 53 min
- Cast
- Albert Finney, Alec Guinness, Edith Evans, Kenneth More
London moneylender Ebenezer Scrooge dismisses the celebrations around him and sends his underpaid clerk home for Christmas. His dead partner's warning begins a night of encounters with three spirits. Through memories, household visits and visions of what may follow, Scrooge faces the losses his devotion to money has brought him in this musical retelling.
A Christmas CarolScrooged · Movie · 1988Details
- Director
- Richard Donner
- Writer
- Michael O'Donoghue, Mitch Glazer
- Year
- 1988
- Runtime
- 1 hr 42 min
- Cast
- Bill Murray, Karen Allen, John Forsythe, John Glover
Television executive Frank Cross is overseeing a lavish Christmas broadcast while making the people around him miserable. A visit from his dead mentor interrupts the preparations, followed by three spirits determined to confront him with the life he has built. Frank's efforts to control the situation only make his increasingly chaotic Christmas Eve worse.
A Christmas CarolThe Muppet Christmas Carol · Movie · 1992Details
- Director
- Brian Henson
- Writer
- Jerry Juhl
- Year
- 1992
- Runtime
- 1 hr 22 min
- Cast
- Michael Caine, Dave Goelz, Steve Whitmire, Jerry Nelson
Ebenezer Scrooge begrudges his clerk Bob Cratchit even a day away from work for Christmas. That night, two dead business partners warn him that his greed has consequences, and three spirits arrive to demonstrate them. Gonzo, playing Charles Dickens, narrates Scrooge's journey with Rizzo as their subject resists every uncomfortable revelation.
A Christmas CarolEbenezer · Movie · 2026Details
- Director
- Ti West
- Year
- 2026
- Cast
- Johnny Depp, Rupert Grint, Andrea Riseborough, Sam Claflin
Ebenezer Scrooge is drawn into a supernatural journey through the London he knows and the life he has made there. Encounters with his past, present and possible future confront him with the consequences of his choices. The chance to change course depends on facing what those experiences reveal about him.
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